Scope and select the Model Farm: visit potential farmers, agree on the site, and demarcate the 4 ha farm boundary.

Facilitate consortium field visits and context analysis. Collect farmers’ input on the agroforestry design during the November field visit.

Collect first batch of control soil and bean samples from the Model Farm site. Begin initial analysis and reporting.

Sign MOU with Model Farm farmer. Place seedling orders. Set up, train and equip the first labour group.

Labour group activities on the Model Farm: pruning, weeding and planting. Verification of all planting by reNature.

Sensitise surrounding communities to the project. Conduct agroforestry workshops and community discussions together with reNature. Assess tree survival rates throughout the year.

reNature provides agroforestry design and training curriculum. Beyond Beans gives feedback on design. reNature delivers ToT (Training of Trainers) for Beyond Beans Field Officers.

reNature sets up a structured data collection method using the FAO TAPE (Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation) framework — to assess the farm’s transition towards agroecology by measuring demand, supply, suitability and feasibility, and to guide evidence-based decisions on scaling and replication.

reNature develops cropping calendar, nutrient management plan and pest management guidelines. Provides updated curriculum, teacher guides and learning checks for Field Officers.

November field visit (17–19 Nov): agroforestry design review, biochar making demonstration, soil sampling and Farmer Co-Design session. Consortium input collected ahead of visit.

Replanting where needed. Pruning check with reNature agroforestry expert. Renewed AR consortium agreement with reNature through end of 2026.

Soil report including nutritional content of cocoa pods. Community feedback from November 2024 visit integrated into approach. Workshop for Field Officers on agroforestry and financial literacy.

Training and monitoring curriculum developed including digital app. Deliver the biochar kiln to the Model Farm.

Begin annual soil sampling (4 control + 4 treatment plots), georeferenced and labelled — to continue through 2028. Samples sent to lab in Kumasi. Field sampling to assess long-term soil effects of biochar.

Training location secured. Report on main agricultural waste streams in the communities. reNature provides project data to Spaak.

Develop digitalisation modules for workshops. Digital platform and cloud-based learning tools ready (including laptops). School agrees on training programme; teachers and trainers selected (assisted by Beyond Beans).

Prepare ToT programme: agroforestry, financial literacy, digital skills, platform setup and biochar/carbon credits modules. 5-day community ToT delivered for 10 people, including initial skills assessment.

Refine and expand the activity plan, ensuring full alignment with newly onboarded partners. Ongoing project communication, stakeholder engagement and agroforestry technical coordination through 2028.

Coordinate implementation for 100 farmers. Refresh agroforestry training for Field Officers and conduct FO exam. Provide final manual for field officer training. Verify planting by labour groups.

Conduct a 5-day agroforestry workshop in the Model Farmer’s community, delivering the Integrated Agroforestry Curriculum and covering farmer financial literacy and app rollout.

Institutional alignment with all partners. Scaling analysis for replication of the FoF model. Support for digitalisation planning, data coordination and review.

Order seedlings for community planting (100 ha scale). Set up, train and equip 3 new labour groups. Labour group activities: pruning, weeding, fertiliser and pesticide application, community planting. Verify all planting.

Conduct agroforestry workshops across all 4 FoF communities. Co-coaching sessions with farmers throughout the year.

Ongoing soil and bean sampling (control and biochar treatment plots). Document biochar production cycles and quantities. Deliver seasonal biochar production logs.

Integrate field data, lab results and M&E insights into Follow-Up Report (Feb 2025 – Dec 2026). First payment milestone reached.

Post-ToT follow-up: new trainers cascade knowledge in their groups. Digital learning library populated with offline access. 20 bootcamp trainees selected. Community intern onboarded for tech support.

1-month youth bootcamp in Accra for 20 students (ages 15–18). 1-day follow-up training at the community learning centre. Bootcamp validation and logistics.

Run 4 months of digitalisation classes in the community. Train 1 teacher (+ a second) on integrating digital skills into school curriculum. Explore local issues to be solved with digital tools.

Joint field assessment to identify priority planting zones (degraded soils, dry-edge blocks, riparian buffers). Waterboxx and Growboxx units shipped to Ghana and warehoused.

Train 40 local operators on Waterboxx installation, mulch placement and monitoring (2–3-day practical). Localise Groasis manuals for Ghana cocoa agroforestry, slopes and riparian buffers.

First monitoring visit: tree survival, soil moisture and early vegetable growth documented. First vegetable harvest from Growboxx units (tomato, okra, pepper). Business model coaching for Cocoa Hubs and youth enterprises.

Survey availability of mango, pineapple and cassava residues. Install small syrup-boiling unit in a test community. Train farmers on syrup cooking, filtration and bottle hygiene.

Produce first syrup batch: taste testing and shelf-life checks. Bottle first commercially viable samples. Begin pilot distribution to 10 local retailers.

Align FarmTree tool with reNature database. Finalise species and cost libraries for Ghana cocoa agroforestry. Adapt CAFS model parameters to local varieties, shade trees and fruit species.

Official ToT for FoF field staff on FarmTree. First cohort of 20–30 farmers design their digital agroforestry plans. Tool refined based on farmer and field staff feedback.